Fred Stutzman, Ph.D.

Unfortunately, due to my current responsibilities, I am not able to take on new consulting projects.

Consulting

I offer consulting services in the following areas: Privacy by Design, user experience research, and product development. I have consulted for a wide range of organizations, including small startups, non-profits, and Fortune 500 companies. Previous clients include a U.S. federal agency, the presidential campaigns of Wesley Clark, John Kerry, and John Edwards, the Pew Internet and American Life Project, and the MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Program.

Privacy by Design

Embraced by U.S. and E.U. regulators, Privacy by Design is the state-of-the-art approach for fostering privacy during product development cycles. Following Privacy by Design, organizations are able to maintain regulatory compliance, provide a positive experience for stakeholders, and advance competitively in a marketplace that values privacy. I help organizations understand, deploy, and document a Privacy by Design strategy that ensures regulatory compliance while minimally disrupting development cycles. Qualifications include:

Developer and instructor of graduate-level class "Privacy by Design" at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Author of influential articles on Privacy by Design, published in the California and Washington law reviews.

Winner of the International Association of Privacy Professionals "Best Paper" award.

Over ten years experience managing small-to-medium size development teams.

CIPP/US Certification, Privacy by Design Ambassador.

User Experience Research

As a Ph.D. researcher and faculty member, I have extensive experience running and teaching quantitative and qualitative user experience research. With these skills, I help organizations efficiently understand user behavior, and translate this understanding into actionable development. I specialize in survey development (including complex designs), experimental testing (A/B, multivariate), log and network analysis, and qualitative UX techniques. Qualifications include:

Ph.D. graduate in Information Science, UNC-Chapel Hill (Beta Phi Mu).

Graduate of the Odum Institute Certificate Program in Survey Methodology.

Postdoctoral work at Carnegie Mellon University managing multiple research projects.

With strong communication skills, I am able to translate research into actionable findings.

Product Development

As an entrepreneur, I have experience developing successful consumer-focused technology products. I provide research-based consulting at all levels of the product development stack. I help organizations with ideation and viability testing through early-stage consumer research, rapid prototyping integrated with UX research, brand development strategy and management, and with both scaling and privacy. I have been following the Lean Startup principles in my work for years, and can help your organization adopt the build-measure-learn model. Qualifications include:

Successful consumer adoption - my tools have been used by over one million people.